Niger vs South Africa: Military personnel, per capita
Niger
0.0013 people per person
in 2022
South Africa
0.0012 people per person
in 2022
Niger rank
136th
South Africa rank
138th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Niger
- South Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0013 people per person against 0.0012 people per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Niger ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 138th of 193 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0018 people per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0003 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Niger or South Africa?
- Niger, at 0.0013 people per person against 0.0012 people per person in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Niger and South Africa?
- 0.0001 people per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Niger ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 138th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.